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The fascinating story of a lost city and an unprecedented American civilization While Mayan and Aztec civilizations are widely known and documented, relatively few people are familiar with the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico-a site that expert Timothy Pauketat brings vividly to life in this groundbreaking book. Almost a thousand years ago, a city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Built ...

This book sweeps away the last vestiges of social-evolutionary explanations of 'chiefdoms' by rethinking the history of Pre-Columbian Southeast peoples and comparing them to ancient peoples in the Southwest, Mexico, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia.

Excerpt from A Tour Guide to the Prehistory and Native Cultures of Southwestern Illinois and the Greater St. LouisCertain members of these high-ranking families probably held the political offices which traditionally were a part of the com munity but which increasingly gave the official a great deal of political power. These officials or chiefs probably were focal points in the community's yearly production of food, managing the problems of wh...

This volume offers a rich and informative introduction to North American archaeology for all those interested in the history and culture of North American natives. Organized around central topics and debates within the discipline.